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The recent ‘Brewers in the Community’ SIBA Report, published on the 13th June, highlighted the craft brewery trend which is booming across the UK. The high demand for craft beer in pubs and retail has contributed to the meteoric rise of the industry, which has resulted in the creation of...

In today’s digital-driven economy there is hardly an industry that is not evolving through digital innovation. The IP needs of those disrupting an industry are different from those of the incumbent companies, but are no less important. A well thought out IP strategy is absolutely necessary for a startup to...

Following four years of negotiations, the new EU Regulation on Medical Devices (MDR) (Regulation (EU) 2017/745) and Regulation on In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDR) (Regulation (EU) 2017/746) came into effect on 26 May 2017.[a] These regulations apply to a broad range of products – from syringes and bandages to hip replacements and...

Patent trolls are a familiar part of the Intellectual Property landscape, although activity in Europe has historically been lower than in the US. With the anticipated arrival of the Unified Patents Court, a single court covering most of the EU market this was expected to change, but the UK’s General...

On the evening of the 20th of April 2017 we hosted an audience of food & drink manufacturers at every stage of their life-cycle, from pre-launch and start-ups through to more mature businesses and internationally recognisable brands. We gave them access to a panel made up of Philippa Sturt, a corporate and...